Description | Professor Sprenger Ornamental Crabapple is a 20 foot tree, having white flowers followed by persistent orange red fruit. |
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Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | rose-pink buds, single white, fragrant |
Fruit | orange, orange red pomes (apples), small less than .5 inches, persistent |
Leaves | green |
Dimensions | 20 by 20 feet (HS) |
Maintenance | Disease resistance: scab (excellent), fireblight (excellent), rust (excellent), mildew (excellent). (#176) |
Propagation | grafting |
Cultivar Origin | Named for professor Sprenger, University of Wageningen Netherlands |
Notes & Reference | #102-Flowering Crabs The Genus Malus (John Fiala), #178-Morton Arboretum ( www.mortonarb.org) |